Author: Carpenter, Ralph E., Jr.
Title: The Arts and Crafts of Newport Rhode Island, 1640-1820
Description: Newport, RI, Preservation Society of Newport County, 1954. Hardcover. Green cloth. xii, 216 pp. 139+ bw illus. Books covers Newport's era of prosperity, the Newport cabinet and chair makers, Newport limners and engravers, and silversmiths. Also includes the 1774 census, The Nichols-Wanton-Hunter House, Townsend-Goddard furniture, a list of Newport joiners, and documented Newport furniture. A wealth of information on the Arts and Crafts in Newport. Fair, hinges worn and covers loose. A well-used copy with ephemeral items about desks tipped-in.

Keywords: American Decorative Arts ; Arts & Crafts of Newport ; ; General Reference - American Decorative Arts


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